Man dodges flying pickup in National City crash

A crash in National City on Friday night left a man running for his life from a flying pickup truck, but no injuries.

A crash in National City on Friday night left a man running for his life from a flying pickup truck, but no injuries. (File photo)

Gary Warth

A National City crash that involved a man running for his life from an airborne pickup truck resulted in no serious injuries Friday night.

Sgt. Matt Smith of the National City Police Department said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. on the corner of East 16th and Prospect streets. A sedan driving through the intersection T-boned a Toyota pickup, sending the truck flying across the street.

Nearby, an employee with Quality Towing was putting air in the rear tire of a customer’s van when he heard the crash and saw the truck flying toward him.

In an interview with OnSceneTV, Quality Towing employee Joe Gutierres said he ran down the street to get away from the truck, which crashed into the back of his Prius and then landed upside down.

Gutierres said he then returned, asked if anybody was in the truck, and pulled out the driver and passenger after hearing calls for help.

Smith said both people in the truck were female and young, but he did not know their ages.

The driver was cited for not having a license, and it was unclear if she had run a stop sign or had failed to yield to another driver, he said.

While the crash was spectacular, the driver of the sedan and two people in the pickup declined medical attention.

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